Salvation Army of McHenry County's new and improved emergency vehicle canteen provides food and drinks to those affected by and responding to local disasters.

Some Lake in the Hills officials expressed skepticism about a proposed car wash in town.

The traffic lights at an intersection in Lake in the Hills are not functioning, Lake in the Hills police said.

Woodstock may have to sue to get the owners nf the former Thompson Appliance building to tear down the structure, which partially collapsed in December.

Marengo shut out Woodstock North and Woodstock blanked Harvard in their Kishwaukee River Conference baseball openers Monday. Marengo's boys and girls track placed first at the Genoa-Kingston Meet, Harvard and Johnsburg girls soccer picked up wins, and more in the roundup.

Peyton Mesce continued his strong start to the baseball season Monday, pitching two-hit ball over six innings, as Johnsburg began defense of its Kishwaukee River Conference title with a 7-1 win over visiting Richmond-Burton.

Kyle Ziebell's two-out homer capped off a six-run fourth inning for Huntley, which rallied from a four-run deficit to remain undefeated and beat Barrington 8-6 in a nonconference baseball matchup Monday evening.

People can soon have a look around inside the new Lake in the Hills police station, which opened over the winter. An open house will coincide with the rededication of the relocated Veterans Memorial.

Kathleen Narusis rose up the ranks at Home State Bank in Crystal Lake at a time when it less common for women to get such opportunities. She's one of the Northwest Herald's Women of Distinction recipients.

Sgt. David Gudgeon is a McHenry High graduate who earned Eagle Scout and now is one of just two drill sergeants in U.S. Space Force, the nation's newest military wing.